Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same. Also, as expected the CW reruns each went down 0.1 after the sports preemptions were adjusted out.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The TYRANT season finale (FX) didn’t excite anyone, dropping 0.05 to 0.37. However, some people showed up to find out who the killer was on MTV’s SCREAM, which gained 0.06 to 0.34 (and was up 0.06 in the F12-34 demo as well, to 0.60). The midseason finale of TNT’s RIZZOLI & ISLES leaped 0.19 to 0.82, yet PUBLIC MORALS fell 0.03 from last week’s premiere to 0.25. Elsewhere, OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS led Tuesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.94. On Spike, INK MASTER rose 0.07 to 0.82, and TATTOO NIGHTMARES jumped two-tenths to 0.58. History’s COUNTING CARS was at 0.61/0.52, in the same range as last week’s 0.59/0.53. TOSH.0 (Comedy) dropped 0.12 to 0.55, and then DRUNK HISTORY returned at 0.33. E!’s TOTAL DIVAS gained a tenth to 0.49. On Bravo, BELOW DECK was up 0.05 to 0.47, with lead-out MY FAB 40TH at 0.21. Food Network’s CHOPPED TEENS rose 0.05 to 0.46. BAD GIRLS CLUB (Oxygen) climbed 0.11 to 0.44. On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD lost 0.16 to 0.41, and OUR LITTLE FAMILY fell 0.04 to 0.30. History’s OUTLAW CHRONICLES was up 0.02 to 0.41. REAL HUSBANDS (BET) dropped 0.07 to 0.37, and PUNKD shrank by 0.06 to 0.29. Syfy’s FACE OFF lost 0.03 to 0.35. PLAYING HOUSE (USA) picked up 0.06 to 0.23. At ABCFamily, there was a smidge of good news for the unscripted slate, as MONICA THE MEDIUM was up 0.05 to 0.19, NEXT STEP REALTY was also up 0.05 to 0.09, and even STARTUP U was up 0.01 to 0.03 (with 63K total viewers). BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/136K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 100 Original Cable TelecastsTo search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 1, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

09:00 PM

60

0.94

3,231

2

INK MASTER

SPIKE TV

10:00 PM

60

0.82

1,676

3

RIZZOLI & ISLES

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

09:00 PM

60

0.82

4,766

4

COUNTING CARS

HISTORY

09:31 PM

32

0.61

1,863

5

TATTOO NIGHTMARES

SPIKE TV

11:00 PM

30

0.58

1,126

6

TOSH.O

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:00 PM

30

0.55

920

7

COUNTING CARS

HISTORY

09:00 PM

31

0.52

1,769

8

TOTAL DIVAS

E!

09:00 PM

60

0.49

1,020

9

BELOW DECK

BRAVO

09:00 PM

60

0.47

1,032

10

CHOPPED TEENS 2

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.46

1,337

11

BAD GIRLS CLUB

OXYGEN MEDIA

08:00 PM

60

0.44

827

12

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD: N/A

TLC

08:00 PM

121

0.41

1,837

13

OUTLAW CHRON HELLS ANGELS

HISTORY

10:03 PM

60

0.41

1,191

14

WAGS

E!

10:00 PM

60

0.39

630

15

REAL HUSBANDS S4

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:00 PM

30

0.37

887

16

TYRANT

FX

10:00 PM

71

0.37

1,252

17

FACE OFF

SYFY

09:00 PM

60

0.35

883

18

SCREAM: THE TV SERIES

MTV

10:00 PM

61

0.34

756

19

ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU

NICKELODEON

04:00 PM

30

0.33

1,814

20

DRUNK HISTORY

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:30 PM

30

0.33

590

21

OUR LITTLE FAMILY

TLC

10:01 PM

61

0.30

1,185

22

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

09:00 PM

60

0.30

2,628

23

SHIMMER AND SHINE

NICKELODEON

10:00 AM

30

0.30

1,324

24

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 PM

60

0.29

2,993

25

PUNKD

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:30 PM

30

0.29

683

26

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.29

529

27

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRUTV

10:00 PM

30

0.29

564

28

HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.28

1,371

29

PUBLIC MORALS

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

10:00 PM

60

0.25

1,531

30

EVIL KIN

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

09:00 PM

60

0.25

928

31

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.24

1,801

32

TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: EARLY ROUND

ESPN

07:00 PM

278

0.24

926

33

AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL

THE CARTOON NETWORK

07:00 PM

30

0.24

1,349

34

PLAYING HOUSE

USA NETWORK

10:00 PM

31

0.23

484

35

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

05:30 PM

30

0.22

628

36

MY FAB 40TH

BRAVO

10:00 PM

60

0.21

495

37

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

05:00 PM

60

0.20

2,556

38

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

03:00 PM

60

0.20

1,608

39

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

60

0.19

418

40

LIVE FREE: DOWN & DIRTY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

10:00 PM

60

0.19

531

41

MONICA THE MEDIUM

ABC FAMILY

08:00 PM

60

0.19

425

42

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN2

06:00 PM

60

0.19

419

43

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

09:00 AM

60

0.18

343

44

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

04:00 PM

60

0.18

1,768

45

NFL LIVE L

ESPN2

03:30 PM

60

0.18

378

46

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:38 PM

82

0.18

416

47

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

07:00 PM

60

0.17

1,864

48

DUMB AND DUMBER TO

HBO PRIME

11:00 PM

109

0.17

335

49

BOSS NAILS

OXYGEN MEDIA

09:00 PM

30

0.17

306

50

FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE

ESPN2

04:30 PM

30

0.17

347

51

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.16

343

52

LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM: N/A

TLC

06:00 PM

120

0.16

516

53

REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

02:00 PM

60

0.16

1,544

54

HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE

TRAVEL CHANNEL

09:00 PM

60

0.16

416

55

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN2

01:00 PM

60

0.16

298

56

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

05:00 PM

30

0.16

384

57

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.15

330

58

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.15

338

59

E! NEWS

E!

07:00 PM

60

0.15

363

60

HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS

SCIENCE

10:00 PM

60

0.14

442

61

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.14

306

62

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

06:00 PM

60

0.14

682

63

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

06:00 PM

60

0.14

2,286

64

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

06:00 AM

240

0.14

267

65

TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: EARLY ROUND

ESPN

01:00 PM

360

0.14

651

66

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN2

02:30 PM

30

0.13

277

67

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

01:00 AM

60

0.13

281

68

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.13

1,411

69

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

09:00 PM

60

0.13

574

70

IT TAKES A SISTER

OXYGEN MEDIA

09:30 PM

30

0.13

243

71

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

05:00 PM

60

0.13

791

72

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

01:00 PM

60

0.13

1,575

73

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN2

11:00 PM

35

0.13

299

74

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN2

02:00 PM

30

0.13

252

75

LIVE FREE: DOWN & DIRTY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

09:00 PM

60

0.13

463

76

MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR III

GALAVISION

09:00 PM

30

0.13

238

77

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

02:00 AM

60

0.13

265

78

WOLF

CNN

01:00 PM

60

0.12

674

79

FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF

ESPN2

03:00 PM

30

0.12

264

80

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

02:00 PM

60

0.12

782

81

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

07:00 AM

60

0.12

1,020

82

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 AM

60

0.12

1,093

83

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

08:00 PM

60

0.11

704

84

MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

08:30 PM

30

0.11

477

85

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

07:00 PM

60

0.11

242

86

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

07:00 PM

60

0.11

660

87

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.11

1,391

88

DRACULA UNTOLD (2014)

MAXPRIME

08:25 PM

92

0.11

261

89

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

04:00 PM

60

0.10

767

90

BASEBALL TONIGHT L

ESPN2

10:00 PM

60

0.10

253

91

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.10

1,149

92

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

09:00 AM

60

0.10

1,220

93

HACK MY LIFE

TRUTV

09:00 PM

30

0.10

343

94

NEXT STEP REALTY: NYC

ABC FAMILY

09:00 PM

61

0.09

165

95

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.09

595

96

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS

ESPN2

09:00 PM

60

0.09

280

97

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

09:00 PM

60

0.09

943

98

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.09

540

99

SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/TB AT BAL

MLB NETWORK

07:00 PM

175

0.09

404

100

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

06:00 AM

60

0.09

336

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